RipBot264 v1.18.3 - Simple and easy to use GUI -> IPOD . PSP . CONSOLES . BLURAY

[TRONDROM]

Hello. I'm new to the forum here and new to ripbot. I've been using ripbot to make some BD5s for ps3 and bluray standalones using the bluray option in ripbot. I take a 720p mkv file, load it in, set lock size to 4450, use two-pass, level 4.0, try always to keep the video bitrate over 4,000 for 720 BD5s. The question I have is, is there a Dummy's Guide for optimum settings for ripbot while making BD5 and BD9 movies? I've searched the forum here and can't seem to find any newbie guide to using ripbot. Here are the settings I currently use that a friend told me to use, but could I tweak these settings even more? I'm not sure what each setting does. Again, I'm a newbie to x264 encoding, treat me gentle...
http://img06.picoodle.com/img/img06/3/3/8/trondrom/f_2m_798bb13.png

[bigggt]

I am trying to do saw 3 blu-ray with the newest version of Ripbot and i get this

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/2268/vlcsnap212047.th.jpg (http://img3.imageshack.us/my.php?image=vlcsnap212047.jpg)

I tried with ripbot 1.11.5 and it worked perfect

I know its something on my system but have no idea what it is, i have tried different versions of ffdshow with the same result

i don't think it has anything to do with ffdshow because the same version works with ripbot 1.11.5.



Maybe something to do with avs2yuv.exe?

thanks

[Gamezcdr]

Why is so fast Ripbot compared with MeGUI or Automkv ? In pass 1 I have 100 fps in Ripbot and 50 fps in Automkv.

[ACrowley]

Why is Ripbot using avs2yuv for avs Sources ? Is there any benefit compared to Avisynth processing without avs2yuv ?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Why is Ripbot using avs2yuv for avs Sources ? Is there any benefit compared to Avisynth processing without avs2yuv ?
Do you know better method for 64bit encoding????????

I am trying to do saw 3 blu-ray with the newest version of Ripbot and i get this



I tried with ripbot 1.11.5 and it worked perfect
Send 50mb sample to www.mediafire.com

[bigggt]

here is the sample

http://www.mediafire.com/?qmnmugjywul


thanks

[Dark Shikari]

Do you know better method for 64bit encoding????????64-bit Avisynth?Why is so fast Ripbot compared with MeGUI or Automkv ? In pass 1 I have 100 fps in Ripbot and 50 fps in Automkv.Different encoding settings? Newer x264?

[Atak_Snajpera]

64-bit Avisynth?
will you port all required plugins to 64bit? Yadif , TDecimate and so on ...

@bigggt
try different mpeg-2 decoder
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/6370/new1wqn.png

BTW. I have no problems with your sample

[bigggt]

thanks Atak_Snajpera

I already tried both of them listed under mpeg2 , but i will try again to be sure

did the sample work for you

edit-just tried with different encoders and same results

i figured it would be something on my end, its just weird how it works by only changing the version of ripbot

[Atak_Snajpera]

did the sample work for you
yes. No color corruption .

[jamos]

how do you calculate bitrate filesize in ripbot? I see where it lets you put in locksize but where does it tell you the bitrate?

n/m It's in the dropdown next to the 2 pass mode (have to change to 2 pass from CQ).

no help for me as it does not calculate for True-hd only ac3 640 bit...also when i import truehd tracks it gives me a floating point error.

[bob0r]

@Atak_Snajpera
Mind if i add your GUI to x264.nl?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Mind if i add your GUI to x264.nl?
Sure no problem! You can add this gui wherever you want :) Thanks

[nwg]

I decided to try RB Builder for the first (was 20.2). I used The Dark Knight that has caused me so much problems with ripbot. The end results are perfect doing movie only with AC3 5.1 and subtitles. I can rewind and fast forward and best of all the audio is in sync. I never got that with ripbot 1.13.0 -1.13.3. Also, it was considerably faster -

BD-B
1st pass - 14 hours
2nd pass - 44 hours

Ripbot
1st pass - 24 hours
2nd pass - 70 hours

[mouw]

BD-B
1st pass - 14 hours
2nd pass - 44 hours

Ripbot
1st pass - 24 hours
2nd pass - 70 hours

Holy Cow--- what processor/OS/RAM cfg ??
iam Q6600 (2.4Ghz)/Vista 32bit/4gigs DRAM2 PC8500

i get encodes RipBot:
8-12hrs for 8.5gig BD9
14-20hrs for 25gig BD-R

when i did RockNrolla -> BD9
w/ BD-Rebuilder v20.02 at High Quality (default) = 7.33hrs
Quality setting is probably lower than RipBot

[nwg]

Holy Cow--- what processor/OS/RAM cfg ??


Athlon 64 3700+ 2.2Ghz
Win XP
2GB DDR RAM

edit.

That is 1080p. If I use 720p then in takes about 8 hours 1st pass and 22 hours for 2nd pass.

[TRONDROM]

I'm going to repost my original question as I got no answer from anyone.....if there is something wrong with this question, please tell me what's wrong with it, or direct me to the correct place for this question. I appreciate it.

Hello. I'm new to the forum here and new to ripbot. I've been using ripbot to make some BD5s for ps3 and bluray standalones using the bluray option in ripbot. I take a 720p mkv file, load it in, set lock size to 4450, use two-pass, level 4.0, try always to keep the video bitrate over 4,000 for 720 BD5s. The question I have is, is there a Dummy's Guide for optimum settings for ripbot while making BD5 and BD9 movies? I've searched the forum here and can't seem to find any newbie guide to using ripbot. Here are the settings I currently use that a friend told me to use, but could I tweak these settings even more? I'm not sure what each setting does. Again, I'm a newbie to x264 encoding, treat me gentle...
http://img06.picoodle.com/img/img06/3/3/8/trondrom/f_2m_798bb13.png

[ACrowley]

@TRONDROM

This provides perfect Quality and is fully Compliant for "Standalone AVCHD" . Use it with CRF(CQ) 18-21 ,or 2pass VBR = 720p Bitrate 4.5-7Mbps ,1080p 8-12Mbps

--level 4.1 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 2 --aud --nal-hrd --vbv-bufsize 16500 --vbv-maxrate 16500 --filter -1,-1 --ref 4 --mixed-refs --bframes 3 --b-adapt 2 --weightb --direct auto --subme 8 --trellis 1 --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --8x8dct --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --me umh --threads auto --thread-input --mvrange 511 --sar 1:1 --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim

This is for Bluray Disc Encoding :

--level 4.1 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 2 --aud --nal-hrd --vbv-bufsize 40000 --vbv-maxrate 40000 --filter -3,-3 --ref 4 --mixed-refs --bframes 3 --b-adapt 2 --weightb --direct auto --subme 8 --trellis 1 --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --8x8dct --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --me umh --threads auto --thread-input --mvrange 511 --sar 1:1 --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim

You can create a Ripbot Profile (Folder C:\Ripbot/Profiles) when you save it into a .txt File.


One more question :
Why does Ripbot open Mpeg2/AVC TS /M2TS Files not with DGIndex/DGAVC ? Ripbot always opens TS/M2TS with a Directshow Decoder ?
Or is the indexing the next Step after the File is open in Ripbot?

[TRONDROM]

ACrowley, thanks a lot, man. I truly appreciate it, man.

[Atak_Snajpera]

One more question :
Why does Ripbot open Mpeg2/AVC TS /M2TS Files not with DGIndex/DGAVC ? Ripbot always opens TS/M2TS with a Directshow Decoder ?
Or is the indexing the next Step after the File is open in Ripbot?
DGavcDec has to use old version of libavcodec due to some regressions made in later builds. However latest libavcodec in ffdshow (directshowsource) has no problem with interlaced material (AVCHD camcorders use MBAFF or something like that. I've forgotten)

Indexing in general is useful only when you need frame accurate access.

[Sem]

hello i have a feature request/suggestion for the author of ripbot

would it be possible for you to add an option that allows us to name the audio and video streams

currently it only says GPAC ISO Audio Handler
when you could name it something like English 5.1 AAC 320Kbps

thanks

[illestdomer2005]

You could pre-process the files to a new BD structure. Then put the new files through Ripbot. It make a extra step but look at clown_BD. It will show all the playlists and you should be able to select individual episodes. It will then automatically use eac3to/tsmuxer to create a new BD structure for you. Put this in ripbot.

http://forum.slysoft.com/showthread.php?t=25818

Thanks, nwg. I guess I could just demux the individual movie streams, and I am certainly not complaining about Atak's system because it is great for those pesky BDs that have the main movie spread among multiple streams :) I just like RipBot so much better than Handbrake.

[ayfa]

@TRONDROM

This provides perfect Quality and is fully Compliant for "Standalone AVCHD" . Use it with CRF(CQ) 18-21 ,or 2pass VBR = 720p Bitrate 4.5-7Mbps ,1080p 8-12Mbps

--level 4.1 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 2 --aud --nal-hrd --vbv-bufsize 16500 --vbv-maxrate 16500 --filter -1,-1 --ref 4 --mixed-refs --bframes 3 --b-adapt 2 --weightb --direct auto --subme 8 --trellis 1 --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --8x8dct --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --me umh --threads auto --thread-input --mvrange 511 --sar 1:1 --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim

This is for Bluray Disc Encoding :

--level 4.1 --keyint 24 --min-keyint 2 --aud --nal-hrd --vbv-bufsize 40000 --vbv-maxrate 40000 --filter -3,-3 --ref 4 --mixed-refs --bframes 3 --b-adapt 2 --weightb --direct auto --subme 8 --trellis 1 --partitions p8x8,b8x8,i4x4,i8x8 --8x8dct --ipratio 1.1 --pbratio 1.1 --me umh --threads auto --thread-input --mvrange 511 --sar 1:1 --progress --no-psnr --no-ssim

You can create a Ripbot Profile (Folder C:\Ripbot/Profiles) when you save it into a .txt File.


One more question :
Why does Ripbot open Mpeg2/AVC TS /M2TS Files not with DGIndex/DGAVC ? Ripbot always opens TS/M2TS with a Directshow Decoder ?
Or is the indexing the next Step after the File is open in Ripbot?
Nice post.
Which one would I chose to encode a BR to MKV (m2ts -> ts -> mkv) with autocrop enabled? I'd love to have a good quality using an average bitrate of 10000 kbis/s for the video.
What would I check or uncheck on settings screen?
I am a bit confused with all the possibilities there.
File will be played on a popcorn hour or western digital hd tv media player.


And any idea how long a job would take with this config:

Q6600 @ Stock
5GB RAM
Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 64Bit
1TB Samsung HDD and 250GB Samsung HDD.

Another question: Does selecting CQ result in a singlepass encoding or is it 2 pass aswell?

[brogan]

The last few encodes I've tried have froze up right at about 97% on the 2nd pass...I get an error message that states:

avs2yuv.exe has stopped working

I've installed v1.13.3 & trying to encode a h.264 .ts file (to Blu-ray, BD9 size) ripped from my cable box using the Hauppage HD PVR...I'm using Windows 7 64-bit on a i7 Quad Core w/6GB of RAM...I've never had this problem before & was unsure what to do...has anyone seen this?

[primerump]

The last few encodes I've tried have froze up right at about 97% on the 2nd pass...I get an error message that states:

avs2yuv.exe has stopped working

I've installed v1.13.3 & trying to encode a h.264 .ts file (to Blu-ray, BD9 size) ripped from my cable box using the Hauppage HD PVR...I'm using Windows 7 64-bit on a i7 Quad Core w/6GB of RAM...I've never had this problem before & was unsure what to do...has anyone seen this?

never seen this, but then again, I'm not running a beta ( and as yet unproven ) OS.. it runs just fine in XP

[brogan]

never seen this, but then again, I'm not running a beta ( and as yet unproven ) OS.. it runs just fine in XP

I've encoded about 200 movies to 1080p using RipBot (generally, as soon as a new version has come out I'll update it) & have well over a 90% success rate...occasionally, I have had a few issues...I have seen some problems w/rips from my cable box using version 1.13.0 & 1.13.2...for those, I usually use 1.12.0 & they come out fine...figured I would try the newer version w/those rips & see what happened...today, I actually got one to finish (even though I got the avs2yuv.exe has stopped working message at around 97% completion of pass 2) it started muxing & then finished...I briefly checked it before going to work & it looked good...very strange...I am unsure about the avs2yuv.exe utility or what exactly it does

[ACrowley]

@ayfa

CQ/CRF is 1 Pass

[magmo]

This is weird...

I have tryed to use both 1.12 & 1.13.3 but when I start the job, ripbot start muxing and then tell me the job is done. But no file is produced. What is going on, and how can I fix this?

[deets]

This is weird...

I have tryed to use both 1.12 & 1.13.3 but when I start the job, ripbot start muxing and then tell me the job is done. But no file is produced. What is going on, and how can I fix this?

remove any codec packs first.

go back to scratch and remove hali, ffdshow, and avisynth .

then reinstall avisynth and ffdshow, latest versions.

see how that goes.

I had this before when x264 would crash yet ripbot didnt realise and just thought it had finished...

[magmo]

Hi

I don't have any codec pack's installed at all, so I will try to reinstall the one you mentioned. I just find it odd that this happend.

By the way, the x264 app that is in the tools folder of the RipBot folder, is it OK to replace them with a newer version or will that cause any problems?

[deets]

Hi

I don't have any codec pack's installed at all, so I will try to reinstall the one you mentioned. I just find it odd that this happend.

By the way, the x264 app that is in the tools folder of the RipBot folder, is it OK to replace them with a newer version or will that cause any problems?

best to get it all up and running before you go switching out the x264 exe just to make sure all works well. i dont think there is a problem with switching though, assuming there isnt a major revision which has has a revised input structure/settings.

ive had a similar problem, it was when i didnt have the correct decoder settings.

try it with something simple like an xvid+mp3 avi and make sure ffdshow is decoding it all correctly.

[bigggt]

Hi

I want to remux all my blu-rays to store on an external hard drive and was wondering, if i take the .mkv file and the audio file from ripbot temp and join them with mkvmerge

would this be the same as doing it myself through eac3to

i assume it is but the reason i ask is i tried this with saw3( i hate this file, giving me nothing but trouble)and when i load the remuxed mkv into ribpot i get an error

Directshowsource:Renderfile, the filter graph won't talk to me

thanks

[Espio]

In v1.13.3 when opening any AVI I get this error message:
AviSource: Could not decompress frame 0
(D:\temp\RipBot264temp\job1\getinfo.avs, line 2)

Line 2 of said AVS has this:
video=OpenDMLSource("E:\Video\Movies\name.avi",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()

I ended up remuxing them as MKV's and that worked out fine, but it would be a chore to do every time.

Also, would it be possible to include the ability to add multiple files at the same time and apply the same settings to all of them?

[deets]

In v1.13.3 when opening any AVI I get this error message:
AviSource: Could not decompress frame 0
(D:\temp\RipBot264temp\job1\getinfo.avs, line 2)

Line 2 of said AVS has this:
video=OpenDMLSource("E:\Video\Movies\name.avi",audio=false).ConvertToYV12()

I ended up remuxing them as MKV's and that worked out fine, but it would be a chore to do every time.

Also, would it be possible to include the ability to add multiple files at the same time and apply the same settings to all of them?

what video codec is used inside the avi?

[Atak_Snajpera]

@magmo
logs are stored in /Logs folder

I ended up remuxing them as MKV's and that worked out fine, but it would be a chore to do every time.
I must admit I had the same problem 2 or 3 times. Most likely AVI was corrupted.

[Digi]

I am currently running 1.13.3 and have never had problems with previous versions until now, I just did a conversion of MKV to blu ray level 4.0 with all standard settings and ripbot added pixelation to some scenes that are not there in the original file

[Atak_Snajpera]

I am currently running 1.13.3 and have never had problems with previous versions until now, I just did a conversion of MKV to blu ray level 4.0 with all standard settings and ripbot added pixelation to some scenes that are not there in the original file
And where is a screenshot???

[Skull4576]

Dear Atak_Snajpera,

Hi i've been using your program with much pleasure! But i have a request is there a way that your can input a mode so you can select the font type, font size and subtitle placement for the subtitle(s).
A bit like in tsmuxer, now we have to use multiple programs to do this.

Thanks already!

Skull

[Atak_Snajpera]

Why do you need this?

[Skull4576]

Why do you need this?

Dear Atak,

I don not need it. It would be just very easy if it can do this..
Now i have to convert the movie file with ripbot, then use Tsmuxer to put in the subs. Wich can do these for ya.

Your program does not let you choose with fonttype, font size or font placement for the subtitles.

We don't need it it is just very easy if ripbot can do these things too! Then you only have to use one program.

Skull

[Digi]

And where is a screenshot???

Apologies about that but i deleted the full encode, But since i have done a full blu ray with BD Rebuilder and the same pixelation occurs it appears i have a codec conflict somehwere as i only have the latest FFdshow and Coreavc 1.9 installed on my system.

[gg72]

Hello!
I will convert Apple movie trailers (MOV files) to AVCHD disc with Ripbot and multiAVCHD. Can you add an audio convert option (from AAC 2.0 to AC3 2.0) in the audio section? This option will be nice! Currently the conversion works only with 5.1 AAC to 5.1 AC3.

[jfcarbel]

Hello!
I will convert Apple movie trailers (MOV files) to AVCHD disc with Ripbot and multiAVCHD. Can you add an audio convert option (from AAC 2.0 to AC3 2.0) in the audio section? This option will be nice! Currently the conversion works only with 5.1 AAC to 5.1 AC3.

Can you explain how you convert these apple trailers.

I have quicktime pro and export the trailer to mp4 using video and audio passthrough but mediainfo reports the resolution as odd and I think its because apple removes the black bars.

Here is the mediainfo for this file, can someone suggest a way to convert this using ripbot so that its compliant H.264 for AVCHD.

General
Complete name : F:\terminatorsalvation-tlr3_720p.mp4
Format : MPEG-4
Format profile : Base Media / Version 2
Codec ID : mp42
File size : 113 MiB
Duration : 2mn 29s
Overal bit rate : 6361 Kbps
Encoded date : UTC 2009-03-14 12:18:12
Tagged date : UTC 2009-03-14 12:19:21
Copyright : © 2009 Warner Bros. Pictures. All Rights Reserved

Video
Format : AVC
Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec
Format profile : Main@L3.1
Format settings, CABAC : No
Format settings, ReFrames : 2 frames
Codec ID : avc1
Duration : 2mn 29s
Bit rate mode : Variable
Bit rate : 5883 Kbps
Width : 1280 pixels
Height : 544 pixels
Display aspect ratio : 2.35
Frame rate mode : Constant
Frame rate : 23.976 fps
Colorimetry : 4:2:0
Scan type : Progressive
Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.352
Stream size : 105 MiB (92%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2009-03-14 12:18:12
Tagged date : UTC 2009-03-14 12:19:21

Audio
Format : AAC
Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec
Format version : Version 4
Format profile : LC
Format settings, SBR : No
Codec ID : 40
Duration : 2mn 29s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 473 Kbps
Nominal bit rate : 448 Kbps
Channel(s) : 6 channels
Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE
Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz
Resolution : 16 bits
Stream size : 8.41 MiB (7%)
Language : English
Encoded date : UTC 2009-03-14 12:18:12
Tagged date : UTC 2009-03-14 12:19:21

[Atak_Snajpera]

Can you explain how you convert these apple trailers.
You must select HD-Ready profile (1280x720) in Properties->resize.
Once you have .bluray folders you can import them in multiAVCHD

[jfcarbel]

Ok, I will give that a try.

You must select HD-Ready profile (1280x720) in Properties->resize.

Will that add black bars or stretch the video?

[Atak_Snajpera]

Will that add black bars or stretch the video?
Just click preview button :)

[dbone1026]

Atak - I have been using Ripbot264 on my Vista x32 PC for a while and it has worked flawless. I have been having some issues with my PC of late so I am thinking of doing a clean reinstall of Vista. For my HTPCs I use Vista x64, so I was thinking of replacing x32 with x64 on my PC as well. Before I do that though, I know some programs that work on x32 have problems on x64. Will ripbot work on x64 for me (i.e. if it will only work on x32 then I will just reinstall x32 as I need ripbot :D ). Thanks

[meatwad]

@dbone1026,

I've used the same unzipped folder of RipBot264 with both x32 and x64 operating systems. You shouldn't have any problem, but you may have to edit the .ini file to: CheckRequiredSoftware=0. It sometimes has a problem detecting my ffdshow installation. You'll also probably see a bit of a speed increase due to RipBot's use of the 64bit version of x264.

[greggerm]

@dbone1026,

Like Meatwad, I'm using Ripbot on my V64 machine with no edits or changes - all is working well out of the box.

[Ajax_Undone]

Atak - I have been using Ripbot264 on my Vista x32 PC for a while and it has worked flawless. I have been having some issues with my PC of late so I am thinking of doing a clean reinstall of Vista. For my HTPCs I use Vista x64, so I was thinking of replacing x32 with x64 on my PC as well. Before I do that though, I know some programs that work on x32 have problems on x64. Will ripbot work on x64 for me (i.e. if it will only work on x32 then I will just reinstall x32 as I need ripbot :D ). Thanks

I am not currently aware of any compatibility problems in any programs I use with Vista x64.

I know that ripbot has the x64 version of x264 codec. So I imagine that there is no problem cause it seems to work flawlessly.:D